ARLINGTON, Texas — Video of a backpack hanging by a noose is at the center of a civil lawsuit filed by a former delivery driver who worked at a North Texas hardware store.
“I was traumatized,” said the driver, Devondrick Hartsfield, who believes the noose was placed to intentionally target him. “I feel like it was a message. It was very intentional. I was the only Black man there. I felt dehumanized. I was scared. I felt like it was a threat.”
Hartsfield said the noose was discovered on June 19, 2023 — Juneteenth — at his job at the Van Marcke Ace Hardware store on West Lamar Boulevard. He said he took photos, contacted human resources, and followed up with an email…